THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC

Registered charity 292182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABRSM · also registered in Scotland as SC043343 (OSCR)

ABRSM motivates musical achievement through internationally recognised examination and assessment of students, professional development of teachers and provision of published resources and online learning via its websites, apps and audio and video resources. ABRSM makes significant donations towards music education each year including scholarships to the four Royal Schools of Music.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £4,859,000 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with unrestricted funds standing at £25,499,000. Per the trustees' report, general funds of £18,400,000 exceed the stated reserves policy target of £14,700,000, indicating a strong liquidity position. The charity confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Westminster Choir College partners with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music rider.edu · 21/11/2025
• Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music to present 100 music students with certificates searchlight.vc · 25/10/2013

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01926395

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• CARTER, Sarah Jane — director, appointed 26/11/2025on trustee list
• DOYLE, Roberta — director, appointed 26/11/2025on trustee list
• NJOKU-GOODWIN, Jamie Emeka Amafamuna — director, appointed 26/06/2025on trustee list
• ROBB, Georgina Alison — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
• WILLIAMS, James Wyndham — director, appointed 01/09/2024on trustee list
• REID, Gavin Donald — director, appointed 14/03/2024on trustee list
• HARRY, Deborah Rachel Ruth — director, appointed 14/03/2024on trustee list
• BHANJI, Abdul Fazal — director, appointed 24/11/2021on trustee list
• DI LORENZO, Karen Victoria — director, appointed 05/11/2021not on trustee list
• HALES, Antony John — director, appointed 28/11/2017on trustee list
• WISNIEWSKI, Damian Mark Alan — director, appointed 26/01/2017on trustee list
• SHARKEY, Jeffrey Neil — director, appointed 25/11/2014on trustee list
• MERRICK, Linda Joyce, Professor — director, appointed 08/10/2012on trustee list
• PORTER, Kevin Andrew — director, appointed 01/09/2009on trustee list
• FREEMAN ATTWOOD, Jonathan, Professor — director, appointed 01/07/2008on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Antony John HALESchair
• Abdul Bhanji
• Damian Mark Alan Wisniewski
• Deborah Harry
• Gavin Reid
• Georgina Robb
• James Williams
• Jamie Njoku-Goodwin · trustee of 1 other charity
• KEVIN PORTER
• Karen Di Lorenzo · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROF Jeffrey Neil Sharkey · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROF LINDA MERRICK · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROFESSOR JONATHAN FREEMAN-ATTWOOD
• Roberta Doyle
• Sarah Jane Carter

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Andorra · Anguilla · Antigua And Barbuda · Australia · Austria · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belgium · Belize · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION.

• EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION income £137k
• THE PREMISES MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME income £170k
• THE MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION income £608k
• THE MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRUST income £1.1m
• THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC AWARDS FUND income £1.9m
• THE ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS income £659k

Side by side with its peers

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